Acts 2:17     “‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams. 

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Doing Admonition Well

Doing Admonition Well In this post I want to turn to something that is very important when you are thinking about the kinds of sermons that you are going to preach.  In the next several posts were going to explore different subject kinds of sermons that you may feel called to preach to your congregation. […]

Praying For Preachers Produces Power

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Partners in Prayer For The Preacher

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Using Powerpoint for Punch

Guidelines for Using Powerpoint I’ve been giving several guidelines for the presentation of your sermon in the past several posts. In this post, we turn to the subject of powerpoint. I am aware that many of you do not have the equipment to do powerpoint, but many of you do, so it is good to […]

Create Positive Gestures

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